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Microsoft has been pushing its Bing search engine hard these days, and in a potentially cunning way to entice users over from the all-conquering Google, the company has set up …
Bing versus Google – try this blind test to see which is the best search engine for you Read More
We used to gush profusely at the mere mention of the simple-but-powerful Simplenote cross-platform note-taking service, and back in 2011 declared it to be our favourite.
Simplenote note-taking app finally comes to Android, looks to find a niche between Evernote and Keep Read More
Microsoft has announced that it is making Xbox Music available on the Android and iOS platforms as it seeks to grab a piece of the streaming music market currently dominated …
Microsoft Xbox Music arrives on iOS, Android plus free streaming on the web Read More
Founded in 1859 by a group of hopeful prospectors, Bodie was a gold rush town that failed to flourish until a profitable deposit of gold-bearing ore was discovered in 1876.
Incredible GoPro fly-by footage of abandoned Californian mining ghost town Read More
Google has announced Chromecast, a tiny two-inch wi-fi-enabled dongle that mirrors content being played nearby on a tablet, smartphone or computer.
Google Chromecast lets you enjoy streaming video and music on your TV for $35 Read More
Sites don’t come much simpler than this, but if you ever wondered how may people are in space above you at this very instant, then the place to go is howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com.
How many people are in space right now? Read More
If you’ve got a scanned document and need to convert it to text ina hurry, then the online OCR service looks to be a great tool. The service can extract text …
Online OCR – we very much like this handy free Optical Character Recognition service Read More
Transport for London has released a beta version of its handy website for planning journeys – and it’s brighter, cleaner and all round jolly well nicer than before. Above is …
New Transport for London beta website adds huge interface improvements for London travellers Read More
Their fans have been waiting for this to happen for a very long time indeed, but now Pink Floyd have finally put their entire catalogue on to the Spotify music …
Pink Floyd’s entire back catalogue is now available on Spotify Read More
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has released a fascinating short video explaining what all the seventeen cameras on the Mars rover Curiosity are used for.
Mars rover Curiosity and its 17 cameras explained – NASA video Read More
The Spectator – the oldest continuously-published magazine in the English-speaking world – has made its entire archive from its launch in 1828 online, providing a useful free resource for historians.
The Spectator posts its archives online, with content dating from 1828 Read More
If you’re having trouble uploading a file to a site because it’s too large, or you just want to resize a photo for use on your website or whatever, then …
Quickly resize an image with this free and simple online service Read More
Spotify has revealed its 25 most popular playlists, and they’re every bit as mainstream as you might expect. To paraphrase Radiohead, there’s no alarms and no surprises here.
Here’s the top 25 playlists on Spotify. Set phasers to pop-tastic, country and bland Read More
Describing itself as “a mutual aid dating community to help us discover loving relationships that are in solidarity with our political struggle,” is a new website called Anarkissed.org.
Anarkissed.org – a dating website for anarchists goes for crowdfunding Read More
It’s great to see the don of model railways, the legendary Frank Hornby, being celebrated in Google doodle today. Born in Liverpool 150 years ago in 1863, Hornby was one of …
Model railway icon Frank Hornby celebrated in Google doodle Read More